The chakras are nerve plexuses or centers of force and consciousness located within the inner bodies of

man. In the physical body there are corresponding nerve plexuses, ganglia and glands. The seven
principal chakras can be seen psychically as colorful, multi-petalled wheels or lotuses situated along the
spinal cord. The seven lower chakras, barely visible, exist below the spine.

7 - Sahasrara
6 - Ajna

5 - Visuddha

4 - Anahata

3 - Manipura

2 - Svadhishtara

1 - Muladhara

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1 - Atala

2 - Vitala

3 Sutala

4 Talatala

5 Rasatala
6 Mahatala

7 Patala

Seven Chakras above the Muladhara

Seven Chakras Above: The most subtle of the chakras lie above and within the crown chakra at the top
of the head. Buddhist literature cites thirty-two chakras above. Agamic Hindu tradition delineates seven
levels of the rarified dimensions of paranada, the first tattva and the highest stratum of sound. They are:
vyapini, vyomanga, ananta, anatha, anashrita, samana and unmana. The higher chakras have been
experienced by a rare few as a conglomerate of nadis, spiritual nerve currents, which when stimulated
and developed by many samadhi experiences, slowly descend into the mental and astral bodies, effecting
a permanent transformation of the entire being.

7. Sahasrara - Illumination, Godliness. The spiritual mountaintop, pinnacle of light, energy and
consciousness. Aham Brahmasmi, "I am That," is unveiled. Here liberated ones abide in communion with
the Self. Meaning: "thousand-petaled." Location: top of the cranium. Deity: Siva. Shakti: Nirvanashakti.
Color: gold. Petals: 1,008. Plexus: pituitary. Plane: Satyaloka.

6. Ajna - Divine sight. Sensitives and clairvoyants reside in the pastel petals of this refined realm, with
access to many levels of superconsciousness and inner worlds of light. Meaning: "command." Location:
between the brows. Deity: Ardhanarishvara. Shakti: Hakini. Color: lavender. Vehicle: swan. Petals: two.
Plexus: cavernous. Plane: Tapoloka.

5. Vishuddha - Divine love. Here, limitless love wells up, a vision of all souls as brothers and sisters and
all things as sacred. Selfless souls, exceptional artists and mystical poets reside here. Meaning: "purity."
Location: throat. Deity: Sadashiva. Shakti: Shakini. Color: smokey purple-blue. Vehicle: peacock. Petals:
sixteen. Plexus: pharyngeal. Element: ether. Plane: Janaloka.

4. Anahata - Direct cognition. Those who reach this realm, with their delicate, penetrating insight into
many fields of activity and knowing, are mankind's guides, counselors, mentors and problem solvers.
Meaning: "unsullied." Location: heart. Deity: Ishvara. Shakti: Kakini. Color: smokey green. Vehicle: deer.
Petals: twelve. Plexus: cardiac. Element: air. Plane: Maharloka.

3. Manipura - Willpower. This is the hub of willpower. Accomplished men and women perform at high
levels mentally and physically when living in this center of energy, discipline and endurance. Meaning:
"Jewelled city." Location: solar plexus. Deity: Maharudra Siva. Shakti: Lakini. Color: yellow-amber.
Vehicle: ram. Petals: ten. Plexus: epigastric or solar. Element: fire. Plane: Maharloka-Svarloka.

2. Svadhishthana - Reason. Home of intellect. Educated people work through this center of logic and
analysis. Great minds have mastered it. It is the pandit's dwelling place and the pragmatist's refuge.
Meaning: "one's own place." Location: lower abdomen. Deity: Vishnu. Shakti: Shakini. Color: reddish
orange. Vehicle: crocodile. Petals: six. Plexus: prostatic. Element: Water. Plane: Bhuvarloka.

1. Muladhara - Memory-time-space. The abode of memory, the foundation of all human knowledge, this
center is also the seat of our basic instincts of survival, sexuality and others. Meaning: "foundation."
Location: base of spine. Deity: Ganesha and Brahma. Shakti: Dakini. Color: red. Vehicle: elephant. Petals:
four. Plexus: sacral or pelvic. Element: Earth. Plane: Bhuloka.

Seven Chakras below the Muladhara

1. Atala - Fear and lust. As awareness slips below the muladhara into fear, indecision stymies ambition
and a licentious lifestyle dulls the pranic sheath. Meaning: "without bottom." Plane: Put.
2. Vitala - Raging anger. Dark red-black streaks emblazen the aura when awareness enters this furnace
of instinctive fire and then injures others. Meaning: "region of the lost." Plane: Avichi.
3. Sutala - Retaliatory jealousy. Wanting what others have and preoccupation with what one is not gnaws
at the mind, instilling ill-will. Meaning: "great lower region." Plane: Samhata.

4. Talatala - Prolonged confusion. Perversions replace natural joys. Negative karmas compound and
stiffen the flow of awareness. Reason warps. Meaning: "under the bottom level." Plane: Tamisra.

5. Rasatala - Selfishness. An imprisoning veil of "me" and "mine" blinds the natural instinct to care for
others. Every action is for personal gain. Meaning: "lower region of moisture." Plane: Rijisha.

6. Mahatala - Consciencelessness. Blindness to higher impulses prevails. Guilt, compunction, even fear,
are foreign. Criminality is life. Meaning: "greatest lower region." Plane: Kudmala.

7. Patala - Malice and murder. A virtual hell of hate, hurting, killing for its own sake without remorse.
Reason rarely reaches this region. Meaning: "lower region of wickedness." Plane: Kakola.

i suggest visiting the link for a more detailed account also the pdf charts help put things in a better
perspective.

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/mws/mws_resource-03.html

regards.

may i also recommend chakras the seven centers by bill laswell and friends with william defoe as
hanuman a good musical guide.